Police: Student Brings Loaded Handgun In Backpack To School

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Police say this is the gun that the student brought to the high school. (Photo courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police)

Anne Arundel County Police say they are charging a high school student for taking a loaded handgun to school in his backpack.

Police say the 15-year-old student has been charged as a juvenile with multiple weapon violations for taking a loaded handgun to Glen Burnie High School.

According to police a school official noticed the boy returning to campus just after noon on Tuesday. The officials confronted the student and then escorted him to the main office where school officials questioned his reasons for leaving campus and then returning.

School administrators told authorities that the studentÆs responses raised some questions. They then searched his book bag and found a loaded .22 caliber handgun containing seven rounds inside.

Police say school officials contacted the School Resource Officer immediately and took possession of the gun and book bag.

The student was then taken into custody and was charged. The juvenile will be placed at the Cheltenham Youth Facility in Prince GeorgeÆs County, officials say.

An initial investigation revealed that there were no other student involved in the incident. Additionally, the student did not display the gun, or threaten anyone with it.

Police say the studentÆs reasons for having the weapon and where he obtained that weapon are apart of their ongoing investigation.